Is there anyway to add latest news above the boxes category ? it would be good idea to change discourse interface style…
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In a support discussion titled “Adding a section above the boxed categories list,” f1r4s asks if it’s possible to display “latest news” above the category boxes to improve the Discourse interface. tshenry explains that this can be achieved using a plugin outlet by adding Handlebars code to a theme/component’s “Head” section, which allows custom HTML/CSS to be inserted above the category list — illustrated with a screenshot. f1r4s appreciates the solution but requests a plugin alternative, noting their limited CSS knowledge and wishing to help other beginners. In a follow-up, f1r4s asks tshenry for code to customize the mobile search text font and footer color, attaching two screenshots for reference. The discussion centers on UI customization via theme components, with emphasis on accessibility for non-developers.
This question is outside of the scope of Category Previews, so I moved it to its own topic.
You can add content above the boxed category list using a plugin outlet. For example you could add the following to the “Head” section of a theme/component:
<script type="text/x-handlebars" data-template-name="/connectors/above-discovery-categories/custom-category-section">
This text appears above the category list.
</script>
And that would produce something like this:
You can obviously add your own HTML/CSS to make it look nice.
Thanks for that, but i’m not a CSS pro, hence if there is a plugin i can use to seperate the latest news above of the category i would apprecate it… for me and for other newbie users.
@tshenry is possible what code we must add in component to change the font for “mobile” only for the search text, and footer color ?
Thank you